ERMS taxon details
Laophontodes Scott T., 1894
115218 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115218)
accepted
Genus
Laophontodes typicus Scott T., 1894 (type by original designation)
- Species Laophontodes typicus Scott T., 1894
- Species Laophontodes whitsoni Scott T., 1912
- Species Laophontodes armatus Lang, 1936 accepted as Paralaophontodes armatus (Lang, 1936) (transferred to Paralaophontodes Lang, 1965 by George (2017: 212))
- Species Laophontodes bicornis Scott A., 1896 accepted as Bicorniphontodes bicornis (Scott A., 1896)
- Species Laophontodes expansus Sars G.O., 1908 accepted as Lobopleura expansa (Sars G.O., 1908) (Transferred to Lobopleura Conroy-Dalton, 2004 by Conroy-Dalton (2004: 19))
- Species Laophontodes gracilipes Lang, 1936 accepted as Rostrophontodes gracilipes (Lang, 1936) (Lee & Huys (2019) transferred Laophontodes gracilipes Lang, 1936 to Rostrophontodes Lee & Huys, 2019)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Scott, T. (1894). Additions to the fauna of the Firth of Forth. Part VI. <em>Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland.</em> 12(3):231-271, pls. 5-10. (look up in RoR) [details] 
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2025). World of Copepods Database. Laophontodes Scott T., 1894. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=115218 on 2025-06-06
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Laophontodes Scott T., 1894. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115218 on 2025-06-06
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Scott, T. (1894). Additions to the fauna of the Firth of Forth. Part VI. <em>Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland.</em> 12(3):231-271, pls. 5-10. (look up in RoR) [details]
taxonomy source George, K.H, L.M.A. Lehmanski & T.C. Kihara. (2020). Revision of the genus Laophontodes T. Scott (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Ancorabolidae), including the description of a new species and a key to species. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 997:17-46., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/56965/
note: Key to the species of Laophontodes [details] Available for editors
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Lang, K. (1965). Copepoda Harpacticoida from the Californian Pacific coast. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetensk-Akademiens Handlingar, Fjarde Serien. Almquist & Wiksell, Stockholm.</em> 10(2):1-560, figs. 1-303, pls. 1-6. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source George, K.H, L.M.A. Lehmanski & T.C. Kihara. (2020). Revision of the genus Laophontodes T. Scott (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Ancorabolidae), including the description of a new species and a key to species. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 997:17-46., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/56965/
note: Key to the species of Laophontodes [details] Available for editors
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Lang, K. (1965). Copepoda Harpacticoida from the Californian Pacific coast. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetensk-Akademiens Handlingar, Fjarde Serien. Almquist & Wiksell, Stockholm.</em> 10(2):1-560, figs. 1-303, pls. 1-6. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
